US Patent Issued to Nucor on June 10 for "Ultra-high strength weathering steel and high friction rolling of the same" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,902, issued on June 10, was assigned to Nucor Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Ultra-high strength weathering steel and high friction rolling of the same" was invented by Tao Wang (Germantown, Tenn.) and Kishlay Mishra (Memphis, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a light-gauge, ultra-high strength weathering steel sheet comprising between 0.5% and 1.5% nickel. Also disclosed herein is a high friction rolled carbon alloy steel strip free of prior austenite grain boundary depressions and having a smear pattern. Still further disclosed herein is a high friction rolled carbon alloy steel strip that has been surface homogen...